The RLA test evaluates your reading and writing skills. You have 2.5 hours for 46 questions and an extended-response (5-paragraph composition).
There is a 10 minute break between the questions and extended response. There are 45 minutes allotted for the writing. You MUST earn a score of 145 to pass the test.
75% is based on informational texts (workplace- and community-based documents, general nonfiction, and nonfiction related to general interest social studies and science topics.
25% is based on based on fiction selections.
Language skills model real-life editing and assess appropriateness for the purpose of the writing task.
The extended response requires reading text materials and responding to a writing prompt (best written in standard 5-paragraph form). You MUST develop an argument and support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Question formats:
Multiple-choice
Fill-in-the-blank
Drop-down
Drag-and-Drop
Extended Response (This will not let you tab to make indents, but you should use the "enter" key to create space between paragraphs.) How Extended Responses are scored
Official 1/4 length GED Practice Test (take this right before you think you want to do the Ready Test) Online Practice w/ New Reader's Press--this is really a good practice set! GED Practice Questions 4Tests (Many things to use to practice here.) GED Study Guide RLA Union Test Prep (Advice for passing the RLA Test and How to Study) Best GED Classes (Timed and Untimed practice tests) Learning Express Hub - Must REGISTER through the top right link. And then click on "Prepare for the GED." Tutorials as well as practice tests on this site. Worth the time! PowerMyLearning Go to "sign up" in upper right, after you complete the form, there will be the option to start exploring or to join classes. Choose join classes. Follow the prompts and then fill in class code 134403 for the RLA class. There are LOTS of videos/weblinks to our course topics. Use whichever ones you need to increase your skills! TestPrepSkills GRAMMAR BYTES (ChompChomp) Merit Online Learning-This is a "pay for" subscription. Please see me for a log-in.
VIDEO RESOURCES
Mometrix Best GED Videos TONS of videos to help with all aspects of language! PowerMyLearning Go to "sign up" in upper right, after you complete the form, there will be the option to start exploring or to join classes. Choose join classes. Follow the prompts and then fill in class code 134403 for the RLA class. There are LOTS of videos/weblinks to our course topics. Use whichever ones you need to increase your skills! WatchKnowLearn
The best thing you can do to improve your overall score on the GED is to improve your vocabulary. Quite simply, the more words you know, the more you will understand, and the more questions you will be able to answer correctly. In every section of the test - Writing, Social Studies, Reading, Science and even Math - students get questions wrong when they understand the concept being tested, but they just didn't understand one or more of the key words being used.
Increasing your vocabulary takes time and effort. If you enjoy reading, it can happen almost magically. Just read everything you can, and you will improve your passive vocabulary immensely. If you don't enjoy reading, or don't have the time to do it, improving your vocabulary can be much more difficult.
Fortunately, some experts have generously provided outstanding resources for students like you who are seeking to improve their vocabulary in a short time. The series ofsentence completion exercises on this link are an invaluable resource. Scroll down to the 3 links for each grade level - 1st through 12th grade. Each worksheet has several sentences and ask you to choose the correct word(s) to complete them. Best of all, a detailed answer key at the end of each worksheet explains the reason for each correct answer. You can start as low as first grade and progress at your own pace.
After the 12th grade exercise, there is another grouping of additional practice divided into levels from "low-beginning" to "high-advanced." The most advanced levels are focused on vocabulary needed to score well on graduate school admissions and placement testing, and is not necessary for success on the GED test. The lowest levels should be very simple for you, but then they quickly become more challenging. Choose one group of exercises per day for 30 days and see how many new words you can master. Write the new ones in a vocabulary journal and try to use them in speech and writing within 24 hours. Please take a minute "like" the creators on Facebook as they requested, to support their efforts for our class!
TEST
The RLA test evaluates your reading and writing skills. You have 2.5 hours for 46 questions and an extended-response (5-paragraph composition).There is a 10 minute break between the questions and extended response. There are 45 minutes allotted for the writing. You MUST earn a score of 145 to pass the test.
75% is based on informational texts (workplace- and community-based documents, general nonfiction, and nonfiction related to general interest social studies and science topics.
25% is based on based on fiction selections.
Language skills model real-life editing and assess appropriateness for the purpose of the writing task.
The extended response requires reading text materials and responding to a writing prompt (best written in standard 5-paragraph form). You MUST develop an argument and support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Question formats:
Multiple-choice
Fill-in-the-blank
Drop-down
Drag-and-Drop
Extended Response (This will not let you tab to make indents, but you should use the "enter" key to create space between paragraphs.)
How Extended Responses are scored
VOCABULARY RESOURCES
Study Stack (Flashcards and Games with Vocabulary)VOCABULARY.COM CLASSROOM
Spelling Practice
Spelling Game
Quizlet Games and Vocabulary Activities
Study Stack Vocab pg 62-85
Study Stack Literary Elements
Quizlet Resources
Vocabulary Practice 1
Vocabulary Practice 2
Advanced Vocabulary
Dictionary Reference
English for Everyone GREAT practice resources (You can start in 1st grade and go through 12th grade if you like, but you can choose where you feel you need the most work and move on from there.)
Flocabulary games and activities (various subjects)
Spelling City
Vocabulary.co.il
Commonly Confused Words
Frequently Misspelled Words
Annenberg Spelling Games
QUIA Games English
QUIA Games Reading
QUIA Games Spelling
QUIA Games Vocabulary
Game on LA Games
7-12 Language Arts Games
PRACTICE TESTS and TUTORIALS
Official 1/4 length GED Practice Test (take this right before you think you want to do the Ready Test)Online Practice w/ New Reader's Press--this is really a good practice set!
GED Practice Questions
4Tests (Many things to use to practice here.)
GED Study Guide RLA
Union Test Prep (Advice for passing the RLA Test and How to Study)
Best GED Classes (Timed and Untimed practice tests)
Learning Express Hub - Must REGISTER through the top right link. And then click on "Prepare for the GED." Tutorials as well as practice tests on this site. Worth the time!
PowerMyLearning Go to "sign up" in upper right, after you complete the form, there will be the option to start exploring or to join classes. Choose join classes. Follow the prompts and then fill in class code 134403 for the RLA class. There are LOTS of videos/weblinks to our course topics. Use whichever ones you need to increase your skills!
TestPrepSkills
GRAMMAR BYTES (ChompChomp)
Merit Online Learning-This is a "pay for" subscription. Please see me for a log-in.
VIDEO RESOURCES
MometrixBest GED Videos TONS of videos to help with all aspects of language!
PowerMyLearning Go to "sign up" in upper right, after you complete the form, there will be the option to start exploring or to join classes. Choose join classes. Follow the prompts and then fill in class code 134403 for the RLA class. There are LOTS of videos/weblinks to our course topics. Use whichever ones you need to increase your skills!
WatchKnowLearn
WRITING PRACTICE
Writing Topics at proconBoth sides of many many issues: ProCon.org
Language Arts: ReadWriteThink
Social Studies and Language Arts: Edsitement
Historical documents: Independence Hall Association
Historical documents and lesson plans: Constitutional Rights Foundation
Social Studies: National Geographic Education
Social Studies: Smithsonian’s History Explorer
Science: Science NetLinks
Health information: WebMD News Articles
Math: Illuminations
Questions about almost anything: Wonderopolis
Time For Writing
COMPAS Writing Exams
NO RED INK (class code fmwh8kdw)
Guide to Grammar and Writing
The Punctuation Guide
GROUP GAMES
RLA JeopardyJeopardy Game
Jeopardy w/ vocab and Search for Mr. Hyde excerpt.
WORKSHEETS
E-Reading WorksheetsREADING COMPREHENSION
ReadworksMN Literacy Link
Reading Between the Lines
Context Clues
Lingro
Marshall Adult Ed
Awesome Stories
ClassZone
(Information below taken from https://englishwithelizabeth-ged.wikispaces.com/Vocabulary+%26+Spelling)
Vocabulary Practice
The best thing you can do to improve your overall score on the GED is to improve your vocabulary. Quite simply, the more words you know, the more you will understand, and the more questions you will be able to answer correctly. In every section of the test - Writing, Social Studies, Reading, Science and even Math - students get questions wrong when they understand the concept being tested, but they just didn't understand one or more of the key words being used.Increasing your vocabulary takes time and effort. If you enjoy reading, it can happen almost magically. Just read everything you can, and you will improve your passive vocabulary immensely. If you don't enjoy reading, or don't have the time to do it, improving your vocabulary can be much more difficult.
Fortunately, some experts have generously provided outstanding resources for students like you who are seeking to improve their vocabulary in a short time. The series ofsentence completion exercises on this link are an invaluable resource. Scroll down to the 3 links for each grade level - 1st through 12th grade. Each worksheet has several sentences and ask you to choose the correct word(s) to complete them. Best of all, a detailed answer key at the end of each worksheet explains the reason for each correct answer. You can start as low as first grade and progress at your own pace.
After the 12th grade exercise, there is another grouping of additional practice divided into levels from "low-beginning" to "high-advanced." The most advanced levels are focused on vocabulary needed to score well on graduate school admissions and placement testing, and is not necessary for success on the GED test. The lowest levels should be very simple for you, but then they quickly become more challenging. Choose one group of exercises per day for 30 days and see how many new words you can master. Write the new ones in a vocabulary journal and try to use them in speech and writing within 24 hours.
Please take a minute "like" the creators on Facebook as they requested, to support their efforts for our class!
Testing Type Vocabulary w/ fun activities